What color is #9EAE98?

#9EAE98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAE98?

The RGB value is 158, 174, 152: 158 red, 174 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAE98?

The complementary color is #A898AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAE98 color

#9EAE98 rgb(158, 174, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EAE98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.2% green and 59.6% blue (158, 174, 152).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9EAE98 color codes

HEX	`#9EAE98`
RGB	`rgb(158, 174, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -9.76, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 13.56, 136.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.903, 39.808, 35.545)`
Decimal	`10399384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAE98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9EAE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9EAE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eae98; }
.text { color: #9eae98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eae98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 174 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eae98, #98ae9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9EAE98?: #9EAE98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAE98?: The RGB value is 158, 174, 152: 158 red, 174 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAE98?: The complementary color is #A898AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.